

Directing
Sang-il Lee
- Titles
- 14movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 2000 to 2025, busiest in 2010 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 16titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
Pachinko89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.9average 3.7
- Melancholy6.9average 4.7
- Coming of Age4.8average 2.9
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Mystery5.8average 4.1
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Historical3.8average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
- Tech & Humanity0.9, average 1.6
- Physical Comedy1.9, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Japanese Drama 2
- Psychological Depth 2
- Crime 2
- Bleak 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Psychological Mystery 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTsuyoshi ImaiEditorKokuho, 69, Hula Girls, Rage, The Wandering Moon, +3 more
Satoshi TsumabukiActor69, Rage, Villain
Ken WatanabeActorKokuho, Rage, Unforgiven
Norimichi KasamatsuCinematographerRage, Villain, Unforgiven
Hideko HaraActor69, Rage
Ryusei YokohamaActorKokuho, The Wandering Moon
Suzu HiroseActorRage, The Wandering Moon
Kimiko YoActorVillain, The Blue Hearts
Takahiro MiuraActorThe Wandering Moon, Unforgiven
Ken MitsuishiActorVillain, Scrap Heaven
Akira EmotoActorThe Wandering Moon, Unforgiven
Shuichi YoshidaWriterRage, Villain
Movies and TV shows
14Upcoming
1 title

Tagatame
Director, Writer
2020s
2 titles ยท average score 72
77
Kokuho (2025)
Director
67
The Wandering Moon (2022)
Director, Writer
2010s
5 titles ยท average score 69

The Blue Hearts (2017)
Director
75
Rage (2016)
Director, Screenplay
69
Unforgiven (2013)
Director, Screenplay
64
Villain (2010)
Screenplay, Director

Kaidan Horror Classics (2010)
Director
2000s
6 titles ยท average score 59
54
Hula Girls (2006)
Screenplay, Director
62
Scrap Heaven (2005)
Director, Writer
61
69 (2004)
Director

BORDER LINE (2003)
Director, Writer

Chong (2000)
Writer, Director
